Aaron Baddeley wins Greg Norman event

Australian teenager Aaron Baddeley won the Greg Norman International golf tournament today after beating Spaniard Sergio Garcia…

Australian teenager Aaron Baddeley won the Greg Norman International golf tournament today after beating Spaniard Sergio Garcia in a playoff.

Englishman Ian Poulter was third on 272 with tournament host Greg Norman in fourth place - a further shot behind.

Baddeley, Garcia and Poulter were locked together at 20-under-par when the Englishman, playing in the second last group, chipped in for eagle at the par-5 17th.

But Baddeley and Garcia both made birdie at 17 to move a shot clear of Poulter. Both players then parred the 18th.

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Garcia, 21, who was penalised two strokes on Saturday for an incorrect ball placement, missed a birdie putt from 10 feet on the final hole to allow Baddeley to force a playoff.

Baddeley, 19, won at the first extra hole after the two players finished tied at 21-under-par 271 following final rounds of 68.

The Australian sealed victory when he holed a 20-foot birdie putt on the playoff hole after Garcia missed his birdie attempt from 35 feet. Reuters